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To: J. D. Main who wrote (142076)	9/15/1999 7:46:00 AM
From: J. D. Main	Respond to of 176387

Pilgrims.....DELL sees growth in Europe---------> Wednesday September 15 7:23 AM ET Dell Sees Growth In Europe, Slow On Buys LONDON (Reuters) - Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq:DELL - news) expects to grow significantly in Europe in the coming years, but acquisitions may be slow to come, its chairman and chief executive Michael Dell said Wednesday. Dell, visiting Europe for a number of meetings including a 50 million pound ($80.37 million) IT contract with UK retail bank Barclays Plc, said IT spending in Europe as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was half of that in the United States of 3.5 percent. In Britain, however, IT spending was close to the U.S. level. ``On average there is a pretty dramatic difference. But increasing number of companies are realizing the significance of IT. Certainly we have a role to play there,' Dell told a news conference to announce a three-year contract with Barclays. Dell said the company, the world's second largest supplier of personal computers, had grown considerably in Europe -- revenues from the region currently represent some 20-30 percent of Dell's total revenues. The Texan company, also the leader in selling computers over the Internet, last week announced its first acquisition in its 15-year history of network storage company ConvergeNet Technologies Inc. in a stock deal valued at about $340 million. It has traditionally spurned the notion of acquisitions because of the cost and the difficulty in integrating two sizable companies, and Dell said this had not changed. ``It wouldn't necessarily suggest that we will pick up that pace,' Dell said when asked whether it was interested in making other acquisitions in the U.S. or Europe. J.D.

To: J. D. Main who wrote (142076)	9/15/1999 7:47:00 AM
From: Calvin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

J.D. Very interesting new patent filed by Dell wouldn't you say? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intelligent LCD brightness control system Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the brightness level of an LCD based on the ambient lighting conditions of the environment in which the LCD is being operated are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a photodetector located proximate the front of the LCD generates to brightness control circuitry signals indicative of ambient lighting conditions. These signals are correlated to predetermined automatic brightness control values for use in controlling the brightness level of the LCD. Once the ambient light signals have been used automatically to set the brightness level of the LCD, user-selection of a different brightness level, either higher or lower, will override the automatic brightness control setting. In an alternative embodiment, a first photodetector is located proximate the front of the LCD and a second photodetector is located proximate the back of the LCD. In this embodiment, the brighter ambient condition is used to control the brightness level of the LCD. Inventors: Helms; Frank P. (Round Rock, TX). Assignee: Dell U.S.A., L.P. (Round Rock, TX). Appl. No.: 914,351 Filed: Aug. 19, 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------